2 Samuel 23:17
saying, “Far be it from me, O Lord, to do this! Is this not the blood of the men who risked their lives?” So he refused to drink it. Such were the exploits of the three mighty men.
And he said, Be it far from me, O Lord, that I should do this: is not this the blood of the men that went in jeopardy of their lives? therefore he would not drink it. These things did these three mighty men.
He said, “Be it far from me, Lord, that I should do this! Isn’t this the blood of the men who risked their lives to go?” Therefore he would not drink it. The three mighty men did these things.
And he said, Be it far from me, O Jehovah, that I should do this: shall I drink the blood of the men that went in jeopardy of their lives? therefore he would not drink it. These things did the three mighty men.
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- Be it far
- 2 Samuel 20:20; Genesis 44:17; 1 Samuel 2:30; 1 Samuel 26:11; 1 Kings 21:3; 1 Chronicles 11:19
- the blood
- Genesis 9:4; Leviticus 17:10; Psalm 72:14; Matthew 26:28; Mark 14:24; John 6:52–54
- jeopardy
- Judges 5:18; 1 Corinthians 15:30